Sonic Comic

Sonic Comic (ソニックコミック,Sonikku Komikku?) was an ongoing series of one-shot comics written and illustrated by Eitaro Toyoda. They were released every Friday (sometimes on a Thursday) on the Sonic Channel website to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog. Each comic centers around one character from the Sonic the Hedgehog series in an everyday situation, and features elements in conjunction with the character introduction column and the games the character has been featured in.

Featured stories

Act:001 Sonic's Favorite

Summary

Cream, accompanied by Cheese, asks Sonic the Hedgehog what his favorite course to run and jump on springs is. Sonic explains that he likes a course with a 360 degree loop, a corkscrew, a few Springs and have one last downhill jump with a Dash Panel. Cream and Cheese are amazed at this feat and compare this experience of Sonic's to going down a water slide. Sonic then shyly mentions that he does not like water.

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Act:002 Grateful Tails

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Tails is worried that he is being stalked by ghosts and hopes it is just his imagination. However, it turns out that he was correct and is kidnapped by Boos and Boom Boos. At their hideout in the mountains, King Boom Boo forces Tails to fix their Hourglass or he will not be allowed to return home. Tails fixes the hourglass quickly and is permitted to go back. At his doorstep, he wishes not to see anymore ghosts. However, as he opens the door, he is greeted by Boom Boos who present him with gifts in gratitude for his help, though Tails does not want their presents and begs them to leave him alone.

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Act:003 Ancient Memory

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Under a fruit tree, Knuckles reflects on the history of the Knuckles Clan and how they perished in a single night as they were blinded by greed. Knuckles feels sorry for them but also thinks they got what they deserved as he believes solving everything with force is not a good idea. As he walks away, a single fruit drops onto Knuckes' head which angers him and prompts him to punch and destroy the tree. The spirit of Pachacamac witnesses this and comments on that Knuckles' actions made him a "promising lad". The spirit of Tikal also saw this but did not like Knuckles' act of violence, pleading for him not to do that. During this, Knuckles feels as if he did something he should not have done.

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Act:004 A Thrilling Fortune Telling

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Amy's crystal ball tells her that a "wonderful person" will come by. Not knowing who it will be, Amy starts to bake some cookies to pass the time and wait for the person. Later on, she notices that her oven is broken as it begins to smoke and a fire breaks out in her house. Luckily, she is rescued by Sonic who asks if she is okay. Amy wearily says yes and is also happy that her fortune came true. However, Omochao shouts at the two of them to let them know that Amy's house was still on fire.

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Act:006 A Shadow's Past

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On Space Colony ARK, Professor Gerald Robotnik and his granddaughter, Maria Robotnik, are overseeing the ultimate life-form's development. Maria asks Gerald if he has named him yet, to which the latter has not yet. Maria then suggests the name "Shadow" and Robotnik thinks this is because Shadow has black fur. He also thinks that the name sounded a bit like a villain. Maria then explains that she is giving the hedgehog the name Shadow because "the darkness will be darkness wherever we go but the shadow will tell us the direction from where the light shines". She then asks Shadow if this is right. In the present, Shadow is seen reflecting on this event and then drives off on his motorcycle into the moonlight.

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Act:007 The Missing Documents

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Rouge is seen flying in the possession of a briefcase with important and secret documents. She crashes into Charmy on the way who was also carrying a briefcase and yells at him to watch where he's going. Rouge arrives at the White House and delivers the briefcase to the President. However, a picture book is found inside instead of the actual documents, revealing that Rouge had grabbed the wrong briefcase after her collision with Charmy. This ultimately baffles Rouge and Charmy is saddened that he could not read anything contained in Rouge's briefcase as it proved difficult.

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Act:008 A Warrior's Confusion

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E-123 Omega destroys Egg Pawns who were threatening a group of Chao. The Chao are grateful for his help and thank him but Omega states that he only destroyed the Egg Pawns to prove his strength. Regardless, the Chao provide him with a daisy chain and say their goodbyes to him. Omega finds his feelings to be conflicted and is later met Rouge. She mocks him for being the Chao's hero and pokes at whether Omega may have a an "awakening of love". Omega then starts to fire at Rouge in order for her to stop talking. Rouge dodges these attacks and flies away.

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Act:009 Always Together

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Big seems to have lost Froggy and starts looking for him all over the place. Unknown to him, he was in fact on top of his head. When Big eventually looks into a pond, he sees the reflection of Froggy and then jumps in to get him. Froggy then jumps off of Big's head and the cat expresses how happy he is to see his friend again.

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Act:010 It's Alright Now!

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Cream is known to understand how Chao are feeling and because of this, they love her. One particular day, Cheese presents a spoilt doll to Cream, though she says that she cannot fix it. Because of this, Cheese and two other Chao begin to cry. This makes Cream cry as well. Eventually, Cream's mother, Vanilla, comes by and asks what is wrong. She is told of the problem and proceeds to fix the doll, satisfying Cream and the Chao.

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Act:011 The True Whereabouts

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Vector's custard pudding is missing from the fridge and so he interrogates Espio and Charmy regarding its whereabouts. Espio states that they were all out together the previous day, making it impossible for himself and Charmy to have taken the pudding. Charmy adds that he did not like how Vector only bought one for himself. Vector then retraces his steps, still thinking he put his pudding in the fridge. However, it is pointed out Vector confused the freezer for a fridge and it is instead found there. Vector nervously laughs at his mistake and is soon beaten up by his partners.

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Trivia

The Chaotix's office building resembles the one from the Sonic X anime series.

Act:012 Hidden Leaf Justsu!

Synopsis

Espio tries to go about his daily life while remaining invisible, as part of his training. However, it proves to be quite challenging later on. He is first sprayed by Cream's hose as she is watering her flowers. He is then almost hit by Amy's hammer. When Sticks asks her why she suddenly used it, Amy replies that she felt like something was there. Finally, Espio retreats to a high pole and rests there but does not see Tails incoming in his bi-plane. He is inevitably hit and Charmy is seen looking for the chameleon. Unknown to Charmy, Espio was laying down near him, injured.

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Act:013 Unexpected Catch

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Charmy sets up a trap for Vector and Espio with a large net and a cake. He waits patiently but they do not come by. Eventually feeling hungry, Charmy decides to ditch his plan and have the cake for himself but releases the peg that was holding up his net as the rope and traps himself. He calls out for help to which Vector and Espio hear, the former being annoyed that he was fooling around again.

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Act:014 Pumpkin Trigger

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Tails asks Silver if he has any stories to share from the future. Silver then tells him that he once made a pumpkin kebab at Pumpkin Hill and thought the ghost train was pretty cool. Tails tells him that he has never heard of that and Silver decides to show him what it is. The pair go to Pumpkin Hill but do not find anything too out of the blue. Suddenly, a meteorite falls out of the sky and almost hits them. Luckily, Silver, using his psychokinesis, stops and throws the meteorite towards one of the pumpkin head pillars. Silver then is surprised at his accomplishment and has Tails acknowledge his newly made pumpkin kebab.

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Act:015 Burning Beauty

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Marine asks Blaze to help her ignite her campfire to which the princess refuses. Tails comes by and is told of Blaze's decision. Blaze then tells them that her powers were not for show. Tails replies that he has already seen her in action and thought her powers were very cool. Marine adds that Blaze looked very beautiful any time she was fired up. Blaze becomes annoyed and slightly embarrassed hearing these compliments and they are soon joined by Amy, Cream and Cheese. They learn of what Marine asked Blaze to do and start complimenting her as well, wanting to see her perform her flame abilities. Blaze eventually gives in and not only lights up the campfire but their barbecue and the roast as well as she is suddenly enjoying herself. The others watch in wonder.

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Act:016 Evil Daily Routine

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Blaze finds Dr. Eggman Nega on the scene and he tries to explain that he was merely seeing the sights. Blaze then compares Eggman Nega to Dr. Eggman, saying his desire for destruction mattered more to him than it did to Dr. Eggman. Eggman Nega dislikes the fact that he is compared to Dr. Eggman, saying that he hates him. He then transports away to settle a score, leaving Blaze angry that he left without warning. Somewhere else, Eggman Nega flies to Dr. Eggman's lair and graffitis the latter's face. Feeling satisfied, Eggman Nega flies away, saying that if he did not do something unkind every once in a while, he may start feeling bad. The next morning, Dr. Eggman finds Orbot and Cubot laughing at him, not knowing what is so funny to them.

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Act:017 Zeta-sensei's Lessons

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Orbot decides to study his and Cubot's predecessors so that they would not be downsized or reconstructed. They discover that the E-Series has the most models in it and Cubot asks if E-123 Omega was one of them. Orbot says that he is but also does not want to be compared to him as the defect robot was too powerful. Cubot suggests studying a less fortunate robot and Orbot does so, finding data on E-105 Zeta. They find out that after not being able to find a frog, Dr. Eggman placed Zeta on a pillar and remodeled him to fight off intruders on the Egg Carrier, only for him to be destroyed by one. Orbot and Cubot then look at each other worryingly and start acting more kind towards Eggman to avoid Zeta's fate, even going as far as baking him a cake. This confuses Eggman and he asks if they want something from him but Orbot replies that they did not want anything special. Cubot then pleads under his breath for Eggman to not get mad.

Trivia

At the same time this comic was published, Orbot and Cubot got their own official character profile on Sonic Channel.

Act:018 Fighting the Wild

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Sticks the Badger expresses her hatred for television, saying her reasons for this was that its "grating sounds crawled into her ears" and its light "pierced her eyes". She then yells for everyone to protect themselves the "malicious electromagnetic waves". Suddenly, an advertisement for cupcakes pops up on the television screen. Sticks drools over the sight of them but at the same time tries to ignore it as she believes the TV is trying to control her. Sticks eventually gives in and buys a cupcake for herself. She then remarks that television is scary and no matter how she thinks about it, it is a brainwashing device. Tails, however, replies that it was just her gluttony.

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Act:019 The Pride of the Wind

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The Babylon Rogues have collected a lot of treasure and Jet splits it up between the three of them. He discards the coins, ordering Wave to use it for remodeling their Extreme Gear. Wave tells him that he should not just get rid of change like that but Jet takes no heed of this, wanting only to focus on hot adventures and cool races. Later on, Jet is stuck at a vending machine without any change to pay for a drink with. Annoyed, Wave gives Jet a coin to pay with while telling him it was good to carry some change around.

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Act:020 Cool Schematics

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Jet praises Wave for the settings on his Extreme Gear, though she says that their opponents were idiots and they would win the next race anyway. Jet leaves, telling Wave that he was counting on her. After Jet leaves, Wave bursts into a frenzy, overjoyed that her technology truly was the best and greatly appreciated. In the middle of her celebration, Storm comes by and asks Wave what she was up to. She freezes in position and angrily yells at Storm not to stand in weird places, calling him stupid. Storm flees, calling out to ask Wave why she was so mad.

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Act:021 The Tears of a Man

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Storm is seen riding as fast as he can on his Extreme Gear in hopes to arrive in time for something. It is revealed that a restaurant run by several Omochao was having second "all-you-can-eat" special and Storm arrived too late as they closed at 1:00pm. Storm is brought to tears while one Omochao asks him politely to come again.

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Trivia

Storm is drawn without his nostrils.

Act:22 I, Omochao!

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Sonic runs through different Zones with Omochao accompanying him. On these ventures, Omochao keeps telling Sonic what to do in each situation, whether the task was obvious or not. After reaching the Goal Ring, Sonic takes a break and goes to have a chili dog lunch in peace. However, multiple Omochao appear and tell Sonic what he needs to do in order to eat his food properly, which irritates the latter and prompts him to yell at the Omochao for them to keep quiet.

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Trivia

The title of this comic might be a reference to the collection of science fiction short stories by Isaac Asimov, I, Robot.

Act:023 ?!♥

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A Hero Chao sees a Dark Chao and a Neutral Chao fighting each other. As the Hero Chao runs over to stop the fight, it is knocked back. The Hero Chao then begins to cry and the other two stop fighting. The Neutral Chao tries to cheer up the Hero Chao but to no avail. In frustration, the Neutral Chao starts crying as well. Helplessly, the Dark Chao joins the other two to cry but they stop as a fruit falls out of a nearby tree. The three Chao chase after it and eat it together. After finishing the fruit, the Chao gently take a nap.

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Trivia

The symbols used in this comic's title are the same ones Chao are seen expressing with their emotion-dot in various games.

Act:024 Hide-and-seek

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Tikal suggests a game of "hide-and-seek" to a few Chao and Chaos. She manages to find all three Chao around the altar and then wonders where Chaos hid. Out of the corner of her eye Tikal spots Chaos lurking in a nearby pool and tells the latter that it was not fair for him to to turn into water as it was breaking the rules.

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This comic is supposed to detail what life was like for Tikal before her father came to take away the Chaos Emeralds.[1]

Act:025 Bad Communication

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Cubot is seen trying to get Metal Sonic's attention but is ignored. Cubot tells Orbot that he wants to be friends with Metal Sonic, even though the robot's only interest is in Sonic. Upon realizing this, Cubot dresses up as Sonic to try to get Metal Sonic's attention. He then goes over to Metal Sonic and yells a few trademark speeches of Sonic's. After hearing this, Metal Sonic turns around and unleashes a powerful energy surge which scares Cubot, forcing him to flee. Metal Sonic gives chase which puzzles Dr. Eggman as to why they were "getting along well."

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Special Stage

Synopsis

Sonic, along with every character that appeared in the series thus far, thanks all the readers for all the support given to Sonic Comic. Tails states that there were twenty-five comics in total, corresponding with Sonic's twenty-fifth anniversary and adds that the series was quite lively with all the character appearances. Knuckles asks if anybody saw his active role, much to Amy's annoyance. Amy then tries to say something to the readers regarding whether they enjoyed reading the comic until the group is attacked by Dr. Eggman, Orbot, Cubot and Metal Sonic. Silver manages to deflect many of the missiles fired while Eggman states that he would catch them all in one go, seeing as they were all gathered in one place. As most of the group prepare to fight Eggman, Sonic sighs at Eggman's persistence. He then joins the fight and tells the readers to look forward to the future with him.